I had Lasik done (conventional) in January 2008 and noticed alot of floaters that popped out around 3 months after the surgery. I went to see a regular eye doctor and had my eyes dilated to see if it was serious, she said it wasn't but it's extremely annoying to deal with now. I'm about to turn 26 years old.

Anybody else experience this as well? I know there's no cure for floaters (very unfortunate) but is there anything I can do to ease the floater situation? Anyone know of personal remedies (supplements, etc.)? Thanks.

It seems doubtful that the floaters are directly related to your Lasik, considering they occurred three months after surgery. During Lasik the microkeratome that creates the Lasik flap is affixed to your eye with suction and this can disrupt floaters, but they would likely appear immediately after surgery.

Floaters can be very annoying, but the brain is good at eventually ignoring them. This is similar to the blind spot. We all have a spot in our visual field that is without vision. It is where the optic nerve enters the eye. We don't see it because our brain has learned to ignore it.

I too have a cobweb of floaters that I DID NOT have prior to surgery. They appeared about 3 months later.

I think that the suction DID cuase them for sure. A posterior vitreous detachment could have occured and the strands only pulled off and into my sight line after 3 months. There is no other viable explanation. Especially given so many people report the side effect.

I hate it -- I am only 29 years old and really hope that they settle our dissipate out of my sight. They swish across my eyes all the time.

I had them looked at a few months after surgery
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But I had them before surgery. One of the reasons I chose LASEK instead of LASIK. Overall I actually notice them less 6 months out (but they are still there). I guess it may have to do with the psychological aspect of not having to wear contacts anymore.